(AP) The landslide that washed over the terraced steps of a mining pit nearly a mile deep left only the tip of one giant electric-powered shovel poking out of the dirt. The rubble buried three of them ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. has laid off 15 employees and eliminated other jobs because of a landslide that damaged an ore pit west of Salt Lake City. Another 25 workers were ...

GALLERY: Underground mining to resume at Kennecott 100+ years after it was halted The Bingham Canyon Mine -- also known as Kennecott -- is recognizable from miles away due to the giant divot in the ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nearly half of the 270 mine workers offered early retirement packages from Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. have accepted the deal. The company is looking to slash its ranks following ...

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, May 13 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd has started scouting the North American spot market for copper concentrate for its Kennecott copper smelter in Utah as it tries to recover from a ...